I Am Not From Here

by The Hippy Coyote

There is violence in the dark
There is murder in the sunlight
Women must obey the laws of men
People must die for money
Lives are sold to pay rent
Children are beaten
Poison is eaten
Success is someone else's payment
I am not from here

I am not from here
I am not from here
I am not from here
I am not from here

For thousands of years wars still rage
Violence burns even the poet's page
Sidewalks bleed from the buried sage
My sword has no edge

Ooh - ah... I hear a ring. I hear a bell!
Ooh - ah...

I am not from here
I am not from here
I am not from here
I am not from here